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Aug 25 - Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan will quit international cricket after the ongoing limited overs series against Australia, the swashbuckling opener announced on Thursday. "I have decided to retire from the ODIs after the third match in Dambulla (on Sunday) and will play the two Twenty20s and then retire completely," Dilshan told local media. After the conclusion of the...

Aug 25 (NIA) - Sri Lanka's former cricket captain, now turned Minister, Arjuna Ranatunga, said on Thursday that the national cricket squad had a good chance of winning the Cricket World Cup in England if it changed its tactics soon. Ranatunga who is more popularly known as 'Captain Cool' and captained the team when it won the 1996 World Cup, told...

Danny Boyle London, August 25/The Telegraph: Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, has been pictured with another mystery woman on a second night out in London as he continues to celebrate his Rio Olympic success. The athlete - who was earlier this week pictured with a Brazilian student amid rumours he would be marrying his girlfriend Kasi Bennett after the Games - was...

Karachi, August 22 (Dawn): Pakistan's Test team made history Monday as it clinched the number one spot in the ICC Test rankings after the rain-hit fourth and last Test between the West Indies and India ended as a draw. Misbah-ul-Haq was delighted to become the first Pakistan captain to inspire his side to the top of the Test rankings. ICC-cricket.com...

Aug 22 - Rio wasn't a big disaster like many had predicted. But it came packed with thrills and controversies that got people talking. The games in Rio shattered several records and introduced a new generation of Olympic stars like Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Fu Yuanhi. Here's a look back at some of those triumphant moments as well as...

Andrew Fidel Fernando Colombo, August 20 (ESPN Cricinfo): A starring turn in the recent Sri Lanka Under-19 team's tour of England has earned top-order batsman Avishka Fernando a call-up to Sri Lanka's squad for the first two ODIs against Australia. Left-arm spinner Amila Aponso has also been named in a national squad for the first time, following good outings in South Africa with the Sri...

Sharda Ugra/ESPN.IN Rio De Janeiro, August 1: The next few days blur the Rio Olympics past our eyes and minds and slide it into our ever-crowded memories, let's pause and take a breath. Take a moment to remember this time in Indian sport because it will never come again. Not because Indian athletes won't be able to repeat the achievements...

Rio De Janeiro, August 19 (PTI): P V Sindhu's gallant attempt to win a coveted gold medal for India ended in heart-break in when she went down fighting against Spain's Carolina Marin and settled for a silver in the women's singles badminton competition of the Rio Olympics here today. The 21-year-old Indian crumbled under the relentless pressure created by Marin...

Rio De Janeiro, August 19 (PTI): P V Sindhu scripted history by becoming the first Indian badminton player to reach the finals of the women's singles completion at the Rio Olympics as she stunned Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games on Thursday to assure India of at least a silver medal. Sindhu is rightfully seen as a silver lining in...

Rio De Janeiro, August 18 (Indian media): Sakshi Malik got India its first medal at the Rio Olympics when she won her 58 kg freestyle bronze medal bout against Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan. She prevailed 8-5 on technical points in a late comeback, defying the early 0-5 lead of her opponent. The final result saw her prevail 3-1 on classification points....

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